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Retrospective: 1961-1968 Harley-Davidson 250 Sprint
Clement Salvadori
1964 Harley-Davidson 250 Sprint H. Photos by the author.
As Milwaukee settled into a long, cold winter late in 1959, the Harley suits were worried. Honda had just introduced half-a-dozen small bikes, ranging from the 50cc Super Cub to the 305 Dream Touring—with an overhead camshaft and electric starter, no less. All Harley was offering was the latest version of its 1948 125 two-stroke single, now the 165cc Super 10. What to do?
Maybe find some European import that could be rebadged? Like the 250cc models from Aermacchi, an Italian company that was building both motorcycles and airplanes. It had a very sexy 250 single called the Ala d'Oro—or Gold Wing—which was essentially a race bike with lights. Aermacchi had been building airplanes until Italy surrendered during World War II, and since the Allies forbade it from continuing in that line of work, Aermacchi started making three-wheeled trucks and motorcycles after the war, before being allowed to start up the aircraft business again. Harley bought half the motorcycle company in 1960 and began importing the 250s, in a less racy version that was initially called the Wisconsin.
Marketing types thought this was not wise. Would someone in California or Florida want to ride a Wisconsin? The name was soon changed to Sprint. Nevertheless many Harley dealers were not terribly happy to have these foreign-made bikes cluttering up their showroom floors.
What was this Sprint? By most non-Harley standards, it was a pretty conventional motorcycle, with fenders designed to keep the rain away, a large 4-gallon gas tank, a long, flat saddle and American-style bars, meaning mildly high. The engine had a nominal compression ratio of 8.5:1 and was said to push out some 18 horses at 7,500 rpm, giving the rider a quarter-mile time of a little less than 20 seconds, and 0 to 60 in about 15 seconds.
The unit-construction engine had been introduced in 1958, designed by engineer Alfredo Bianchi, who had previously worked for Parilla motorcycles. It had a single OHV cylinder lying almost flat, angled upward by maybe five degrees, with very easy access to things like valves and the Dell'Orto carburetor. One American magazine, obviously not terribly familiar with things Italian, cheerfully called it a Del Lorto in a 1962 test. The cylinder was iron, while the head was aluminum, or light alloy, as some preferred to call it. With a bore of 66mm, stroke 72mm, the design was relatively long-stroke. Crankcases were split vertically, and the crankshaft was properly supported, with roller bearings at each end. Lubrication was pressure-fed from the four pints of oil in the wet sump. Ignition was by battery and coil, charging done by a Bosch alternator.
Primary drive was by helical gears, with a wet, multi-plate clutch feeding power to the 4-speed transmission, a pleasantly precise gearbox with an overall gear ratio of 5.94:1. And chain final drive.
The chassis was simply a large diameter single strut, or tube, from which the engine was suspended, being held firmly in place by a mere three bolts. It was Bianchi who came up with both the frame design and the horizontal cylinder, understanding the advantages of easy access, especially for those interested in racing. At the back the swingarm held a pair of Italian shock absorbers, with a telescoping fork at the front. There was not much in the way of adjustability, but such sophistication was not common in 1960. Wheels were both 17 inchers, wearing 3.00 Pirelli tires, with 52 inches between the axles. Single-leading-shoe 7-inch drum brakes were large and quite adequate—especially compared to the drums on Harley's big twins.
Granted, the left-side kickstarter did not appeal to all, and the starting drill was rather precise—failing to faithfully follow all steps could result in a push start. However, at 275 pounds, that was easy to do. A very strange notion was when Harley decided to put a kickstand on the right side, so as not to interfere with the kickstarter. Another factor to be considered was this: "Seating position was good, however riders of other Harley models might find the footpegs a bit far to the rear."
In 1963 this became the C model, and a sportier H model was introduced, with dual-purpose pretensions, having 18-inch wheels and a large air cleaner. There was also an increase of compression ratio to 9.2:1 and a claimed extra three horsepower. In 1967 an R model was introduced for racing only.
The American market was focused on big bikes, like Harley V-twins and a slew of British twins. Was it ready for a 250, which was considered pretty much of a 'round-town tiddler by many? The American motorcycle world was changing, as commuters, Sunday riders and racers all grew to appreciate the smaller European and Japanese models. When a streamliner Sprint hit 150 mph at Bonneville in 1964, Americans looked at it with some respect; even more when it got to 177 mph the next year. Granted, the engine had been super-tuned to enhance the power, claiming 30 horses at 9,800 rpm, but it still aroused a lot of interest. And Sprints were doing quite well in AMA racing, road, dirt and scrambles.
In 1969 the engine was enlarged to 350cc, but Harley was nearing bankruptcy. To be saved by an outfit called American Machine & Foundry (AMF), which bought the H-D Company and obviously was not quite sure what to do with it. Three years later AMF/H-D bought the entire Aermacchi motorcycle operation, and then sold the whole shebang in 1978 to an outfit called Cagiva.
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William Merry September 25, 2019 At 3:25 pm
Looking for a stator for 1966 250 sprint
john hausz March 3, 2020 At 2:00 pm
Still need starter for the 66 sprint???
R J April 29, 2020 At 9:22 am
I need one also.
Let me know where you find one. Thanks
Bill Mccain June 13, 2020 At 6:43 pm
Have an old Harley Sprint, engine , frame ,tank and other parts . Think only thing missing is rear tire and wheel ,to make it a roller.
Also have Jawa bike engine and everything , Last time I looked .
Legión martiivez March 29, 2022 At 1:12 pm
Hi there do you still have the engine i need it . What's the price
Neil Gerasch June 29, 2020 At 12:46 am
I own a 1968 harley davidson aermcchi 125cc Rapido 2 stroke vin *68ML2323* im looking to see the value of my bike it has 9173 miles completely orignal an unrestored it runs an drives great brakes are in great shape from an back fender have surface rust an nickle platinh on handle bars an shock housings is decaying
Darwin peterson July 22, 2020 At 4:50 pm
looking for a air filter for a 1967 harley sprint h model 250 cc
Zaven Ghanimian August 3, 2020 At 9:16 am
Looking to sell a complete 250. Its identical to the one in the pictures above.
Phill Rozga August 21, 2020 At 2:18 pm
Have you sold bike? May i ask how much ?
captainphill@hotmail.com
bert m July 31, 2021 At 1:50 pm
what do you want for, it. what does it look like. is it the usa model. condition, pictures, shipping to 30809
PeggyB October 14, 2021 At 9:47 am
I have a 1968 Sprint 250cc that is all original but it's been "a-setting like a broody hen" since my late hubby brought it home. No keys but local long-time locksmith says bring in the ignition switch and he can make keys for $25-$30 if codes are there. $45-50, if they aren't. He has the blanks.
Jennifer Anglada February 9, 2022 At 12:47 pm
Have an old 68 like the one in the pics, but I believe it's been sitting to long and been rusted sure to the many moons of weather it's been in but I know all the parts and pieces are on it. I'm trying to sell it just don't know for how much I'd like to AT LEAST get the amount that first had gotten it for which was $850 bit 7 years ago. It was my ol man's, but he'd passed few years back and at first I couldn't get rid of it but …I need to now, I know I'll never fix it, so if any one is interested plz reach me by text at 520.896.7676. my name is Jenn. And I'll return your message as soon as it comes through ok. Thx
Mike strickland March 13, 2022 At 10:33 am
I have what I believe is a 62 model sprint 250 serial number on the frame is 62h4547. I saved it from being thrown in the junk yard bike is 90 % there is but is mostly roached out. Just wondering if any one is needing it for parts for a rebuild they are working on. Phone number is 806 891 2151 looking to get rid of pretty cheap
Steve Nail November 25, 2022 At 5:29 pm
I have a complete 1965 sprint and a parts bike. putting together the motor, see no evidence of a head gasket. Anyone have any info on this?
Clement Salvadori - January 23, 2023


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public class ParseGeoPoint
extends Object

    ParseGeoPoint represents a latitude / longitude point that may be associated with a key in a
    ParseObject or used as a reference point for geo queries. This allows proximity based queries on
    the key.

    Only one key in a class may contain a GeoPoint.

    Example:
    ParseGeoPoint point = new ParseGeoPoint(30.0, -20.0);
    ParseObject object = new ParseObject("PlaceObject");
    object.put("location", point);
    object.save();

            Constructor Summary

        ParseGeoPoint()

                      Creates a new default point with latitude and
            longitude set to 0.0.

        ParseGeoPoint(double latitude,
            double longitude)

                      Creates a new point with the specified latitude
            and longitude.

            Method Summary

             double
        distanceInKilometersTo(ParseGeoPoint point)

                      Get distance between this point and another
            geopoint in kilometers.

             double
        distanceInMilesTo(ParseGeoPoint point)

                      Get distance between this point and another
            geopoint in kilometers.

             double
        distanceInRadiansTo(ParseGeoPoint point)

                      Get distance in radians between this point and
            another GeoPoint.

            static void
        getCurrentLocationInBackground(long timeout,
            Criteria criteria,
            LocationCallback callback)

                      Fetches the user's current location and returns
            a new ParseGeoPoint via the provided
            LocationCallback.

            static void
        getCurrentLocationInBackground(long timeout,
            LocationCallback callback)

                      Fetches the user's current location and returns
            a new ParseGeoPoint via the provided
            LocationCallback.

             double
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                      Get latitude.

             double
        getLongitude()

                      Get longitude.

             void
        setLatitude(double latitude)

                      Set latitude.

             void
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                      Set longitude.

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    ParseGeoPoint

public ParseGeoPoint()

Creates a new default point with latitude and longitude set to 0.0.

    ParseGeoPoint

public ParseGeoPoint(double latitude,
                     double longitude)

Creates a new point with the specified latitude and longitude.

Parameters:

latitude - The point's latitude.

longitude - The point's longitude.

            Method Detail

    setLatitude

public void setLatitude(double latitude)

Set latitude. Valid range is (-90.0, 90.0). Extremes should not be used.

Parameters:

latitude - The point's latitude.

    getLatitude

public double getLatitude()

Get latitude.

    setLongitude

public void setLongitude(double longitude)

Set longitude. Valid range is (-180.0, 180.0). Extremes should not be used.

Parameters:

longitude - The point's longitude.

    getLongitude

public double getLongitude()

Get longitude.

    distanceInRadiansTo

public double distanceInRadiansTo(ParseGeoPoint point)

Get distance in radians between this point and another GeoPoint. This is the smallest angular
        distance between the two points.

Parameters:

point - GeoPoint describing the other point being measured against.

    distanceInKilometersTo

public double distanceInKilometersTo(ParseGeoPoint point)

Get distance between this point and another geopoint in kilometers.

Parameters:

point - GeoPoint describing the other point being measured against.

    distanceInMilesTo

public double distanceInMilesTo(ParseGeoPoint point)

Get distance between this point and another geopoint in kilometers.

Parameters:

point - GeoPoint describing the other point being measured against.

    getCurrentLocationInBackground

public static void getCurrentLocationInBackground(long timeout,
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Fetches the user's current location and returns a new ParseGeoPoint via the provided
        LocationCallback. Defaults to a Location Criteria with no accuracy or power requirements.

Parameters:

timeout - The number of milliseconds to allow before timing out.

callback - callback.done(geoPoint, error) is called when a location is found.

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public static void getCurrentLocationInBackground(long timeout,
                                                  Criteria criteria,
                                                  LocationCallback callback)

Fetches the user's current location and returns a new ParseGeoPoint via the provided
        LocationCallback.

Parameters:

timeout - The number of milliseconds to allow before timing out.

criteria - The application criteria for selecting a location provider.

callback - callback.done(geoPoint, error) is called when a location is found.

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Hidden Nature: The MERL's Lockdown Garden
Joe Vaughan
Every Wednesday, The MERL's group of gardening volunteers – the Wednesday Wheelbarrows – meet in the Museum garden. Lovingly and expertly, they tend to our many vegetable plots, raised beds, herb garden, and more, and support gardening projects undertaken by the Museum's community groups, University students, and the under 5s of our Friday Fledglings.
After the outbreak of COVID-19, all this changed.
When The MERL closed its doors in March, the garden embarked on a completely unprecedented period of four months in which it was left entirely to its own devices. As if the L plates were removed, and nature, for the very first time, fully took the wheel.
In this special guest blog, written for Heritage Open Days 2020 on its theme of hidden nature, we are joined by The MERL's fantastic Gardening Volunteers Coordinator, Helen Kemp, as she revisits our lockdown garden, recalls what it was like to leave the garden before lockdown, and shares images from the wonderful landscape she found when she returned.
LEAVING THE GARDEN
At first, no one knew how long lockdown would be. So, in the final few days before The MERL's closure, we rushed to make sure that everything would be ready for when we reopened. Various things were planted that we'd been meaning to. Our onions really needed to go in, for one, as well as the woad we would be growing for a museum project. I thought, 'If we plant these now, they'll have grown when we return in June'.
Little did we know!
Earlier in the year, we planned to grow woad in the garden for producing indigo!
A HAVEN FOR WILDLIFE
I've thought hard about putting into words my feelings when I returned to the garden four months later.
It was simply so alive.
In the summertime, our lavender often swarms with bees. This year, there were more than ever. They were everywhere, and the garden was loud with their buzzing. There were huge numbers of little birds, too, hanging out among the flowers. Blue tits, I think.
A bumblebee enjoys the garden.
I found the same experience awaiting me in the woodlands walk. There were blackbirds everywhere! And the walk had grown thick and dense in our gardeners' absence. Brambles tangled wildly over the path we'd carefully maintained. I really had to hack my way through to progress.
The woodlands walk, thick with brambles.
Whilst humans had been gone from the garden, I could clearly see where foxes had settled in near the hazel. One day, a few weeks later, whilst I was having lunch, a young fox appeared from the thicket. More a fox teenager than a cub. I managed to take a quick video, before it scrambled away.
Lockdown turned the garden into a haven for wildlife. I think because it had been such a long and unprecedented stretch of time in which there were simply no disturbances. The birds felt comfortable – that it was their space – that they could have a little snack among the lavender, and that they won't be rushed or interrupted. And the plentiful bugs and berries have clearly been a hit. The pigeons have certainly enjoyed their share of our mulberries!
THE GARDEN THAT THE GARDEN GREW
The grass was certainly longer. It wasn't like I was having to wade through it, but the difference to the norm was noticeable.
Like the many people who grew their hair out over lockdown, so too did the Museum's lawn.
I was really amazed by the number of plants that, from previous years, unexpectedly, had returned. In the time between us leaving the Museum and coming back in July, an enormous quinoa plant had grown. We grew quinoa last year, and they're filled with tiny seeds that scatter everywhere. We didn't intend for it to grow. It simply self-seeded and took the reins itself.
A little ladybird visits the quinoa.
Sunflowers rose and bloomed on their own, and I've left a few of them in, as did last year's 'Perfect for Pollinators' bed. Lots of scorpion weed grew, a long, thin flower. It would have looked incredible a few weeks back. By the time I returned, the flowers had gone, but their skeletal structure remained.
Scorpion weed in The MERL garden.
Meanwhile, many of the plants that we had purposefully sewn had grown well too. Some had even grown, bloomed, and finished all whilst we were gone. The alliums we planted in the herbaceous border near the shepherd's hut are one example. These would have looked stunning in full-bloom. They had finished by the time I returned, leaving behind their wonderful structures of seed heads. We had clearly had some massive ones. The 'Dig for Victory' bed that several of last year's Museum Studies students began as part of their final year project had been successful too, with onions, potatoes, carrots and beetroots ready to harvest.
The plants that look like giant dandelions are actually the skeletal structures of alliums!
All summer, I had been worrying about our woad. We had been advised by Sigrid, the artist we were working with on the indigo project, to prevent the plants from going to seed, and to pull them out if they started flowering. Whilst at home, I kept thinking: 'Oh my goodness, it will have all gone to seed, and we'll never get any indigo'! When I returned, I found three or four little woad plants had grown. And it was still very nice to see.
We had a remarkable crop in the herb garden, both on the ground and in the air! Last year, the apples weren't good at all, but this year we have had loads! There are two crab apple trees with little crab apples, which we leave for the birds. And then cooking apples and eating apples too, and they've done well.
The MERL herb garden in full swing!
We had a wonderful crop of apples this year.
A LOCKDOWN, OR A REWILDING?
In the build-up to our reopening, I thought: 'We'll come back in and get everything back to normal. In no time at all, it'll be like it used to be'.
But as I walked through the garden and discovered what it was like, so wild, so filled with life, I almost didn't want to change a thing.
The lockdown garden in all its glory.
In The MERL garden, we have always been careful to strike a balance between nurturing the garden and letting it grow naturally. Especially around the back in the woodlands walk. I suppose during lockdown, the balance tipped in nature's favour a little more than usual!
In a different sense, I think that the benefits of being in nature have become clearer than ever to us all, whilst so many of us have been stuck in our homes. There have certainly been lots more people working in their gardens. Whilst walking through Reading, I've noticed lots of stands outside houses with spare plants available for people to take, plant swaps, and things like that. There's been lots of online information about little gardening projects, too, such as planting cumin seeds from your spice cupboard and giving gardening a go.
Whilst we've been stuck in our separate homes, the opportunity for gardeners to share advice and learn from each other online has also been a real comfort. It's meant that gardening has remained a really communal and creative activity, despite us all feeling so far away from each other.
Now that the Museum has reopened, we can't wait to welcome you back to the garden in person. As you might expect, it's had a little bit of a trim since these photos were taken, though a gentle one, including new socially distanced circles mown into the lawn for different groups of visitors to use and enjoy.
Our front of house team demonstrate the garden's new socially distanced circles!
It's been beautiful to see how the garden changed whilst we were gone. And now that we're back, we're excited to get cracking on with new projects, as we return in person to Reading and garden once again with our friends across the community.
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from pythonic_testcase import *

from soapfish import xsdspec

class XSDSpecSchemaTest(PythonicTestCase):
    def test_can_parse_references(self):
        xml = ('<xs:schema targetNamespace="http://site.example/ws/spec" \n'
            '    xmlns:example="http://site.example/ws/spec" \n'
            '    xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" \n'
            '    elementFormDefault="qualified">\n'
            '    <xs:element name="person">\n'
            '        <xs:complexType>\n'
            '            <xs:sequence>\n'
            '                <xs:element name="name" type="xs:string" />\n'
            '            </xs:sequence>\n'
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        schema = xsdspec.Schema.parsexml(xml)

        job_element = schema.elements[1]
        assert_equals('job', job_element.name)

        person_reference = job_element.complexType.sequence.elements[0]
        assert_none(person_reference.name)
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To buy, or not to buy is an often asked question when it comes to purchasing many products and sometimes it can be quite the head scratcher working out if it's the right purchase for you. So, to try and help you make your mind up we've compiled 8 excellent reasons to buy a drone.
You see your home nearly every day, but have you ever seen what your home looks like from above? Probably not, and this is the huge appeal of drones to many. As they open the door to the world around us, rarely seen by anyone. This unique perspective makes for fantastic photographs that will take your breath away and shine a whole new light on the ordinary things around us. Surely one of the best reasons to buy a drone and of the best aerial camera drones is the Phantom 4 Pro, which was used to take this picture.
DJI's drones offer unparalleled smoothness when taking videos as the aircraft all come with high-performance gimbals. The gimbals have made DJI's UAV's a top choice for movie makers and V-loggers the world over. But, it's not just for professionals, as many drone users use it to capture precious family moments or stunning footage when they go on holiday. One of the best drones for taking on holidays is the Mavic Pro due to its foldable arms and smooth gimble.
There's nothing quite like the feeling of putting your drone into sports mode and zooming around the skies free as a bird. Perhaps this feeling comes from mankind's ancient desire to be able to fly, best captured by the story of Icarus or it's just an exhilarating experience to see the world rolling along below you especially if you're using DJI Goggles. If you've got a competitive edge and like to get your adrenaline pumping then, you could join the world of First Person View (FPV) drone racing and soon be tearing through DJI's Arena aerial obstacle course at breakneck speeds.
It's rare that a hobby can easily pay for itself, but drones present many money making opportunities, for example, photography, movie making, mapping, 3d modeling, precision agriculture, advertising real estates, inspecting structures and equipment, etc. These are just the tip of the iceberg for money-making activities as the list is always expanding as drone applications and capabilities are always being developed. Finally, it's probably easier to buy a drone if you can convince your significant other that it will pay for itself.
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Drones are becoming vital educational tools in countries around the world as they are helping teachers to deliver interactive and interesting lessons to their students. Furthermore, students themselves are finding them useful for their project work at school. Last, but not least they are helping children to be prepared for the increasingly digital world of the future. Check Educational Discount!
Let's face it, a lot of the pictures and videos on social media are pretty dull these days simply because there is just so much of it, so it can be difficult to make your stuff stand out. With the aerial photography capabilities of a drone, you'll have no worries in making your pictures the talk of the internet.
Having a drone can help you to socialize as it encourages you to get out of the house and go somewhere interesting to get some cool photos. When out and about flying your drone it often attracts other people to come over and ask you about it. Kind of similar to owning a dog, but much less trouble.
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Backlash against Emma Watson after she shows solidarity with Palestinians
Actress Emma Watson has been accused of antisemitism by Israel's former ambassador to the UN after she posted an Instagram photo in solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
Israeli official Danny Danon retweeted Watson's post with the caption: "10 points from Gryffindor for being an antisemite".
Watson's Instagram photo – itself a repost from the Bad Activist Collective's account – showed people marching and holding 'Free Palestine' posters. Superimposed onto the image were the words "Solidarity is a verb".
Mr Danon's comments were criticised by Tory peer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, who said: "Showing solidarity with Palestinians is not antisemitism. Appalling comments from former Israeli Ambassador to the UN."
However Israel's current ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, was also critical of the Harry Potter actress's social media post.
He wrote: "Fiction may work in Harry Potter but it does not work in reality. If it did, the magic used in the wizarding world could eliminate the evils of Hamas (which oppresses women and seeks the annihilation of Israel) and the Palestinian Authority (which supports terror). I would be in favour of that!"
Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian mission to the UK, praised Watson for her post. He said: "Solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for liberation and justice is a human and moral duty on all freedom loving people. Thank you to Emma Watson."
Watson, 31, has often handed over the control of her social media accounts to various activist groups. During Cop26 in Glasgow last year, Ms Watson gave climate activists access to her Instagram account and her bio still says that the account "has been taken over by an anonymous Feminist Collective".
Watson accompanied the photo with a quote from feminist scholar Sara Ahmed.
The quote read: "Solidarity does not assume that our struggles are the same struggles, or that our pain is the same pain, or that our hope is for the same future.
"Solidarity involves commitment, and work, as well as the recognition that even if we do not have the same feelings, or the same lives, or the same bodies, we do live on common ground."
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Avril Benoît is the executive director of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the United States (MSF-USA) (as of June 2019). Previously, Ms. Benoît served as Director of Communications and Fundraising with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders at its operational centre based in Geneva, Switzerland. She is a Canadian former broadcaster best known for her radio programmes and documentaries on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. From 2006 to 2012, after two decades in journalism, she joined MSF in Canada as director of communications. She has worked as a humanitarian country director and project coordinator with Médecins Sans Frontières, in Mauritania, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa.

Benoît's documentaries from Kenya, Burundi, India and Brazil aired on CBC Radio One's flagship show, The Current. Her hour-long television documentary Slum Cities: a Shifting World aired on CBC News: Correspondent   on CBC Newsworld. In 2004-2005 she was a Southam Journalism Fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto. Her graduate research focussed on human rights, global governance and official development assistance.

From 1999 to 2004, Benoît hosted and produced Here and Now, CBC Radio One's newsmagazine weekday afternoons on CBLA-FM in Toronto. She co-hosted, with Michael Enright, CBC Radio One's former flagship show This Morning from 1997 to 1999. Before that she hosted an open-line show on CJAD in Montreal and was a political commentator. Benoît anchored numerous breaking news programmes and election night specials.

Benoît's journalistic career included stints as a reporter, writer and host with CBC-TV; a reporter with CBC Radio in Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City; and a news anchor with the Canadian Forces Network in Germany. Her print background includes covering the 1990 presidential elections in Haiti for The Globe and Mail, and editing The Record daily newspaper in Sherbrooke.

Benoît is a bilingual native of Ottawa, Ontario and Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.

She is the niece of former Ottawa Mayor Pierre Benoit.

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package org.wso2.carbon.esb.ui.test.login;

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
import org.wso2.carbon.automation.extensions.selenium.BrowserManager;
import org.wso2.esb.integration.common.ui.page.LoginPage;
import org.wso2.esb.integration.common.ui.page.main.HomePage;
import org.wso2.esb.integration.common.utils.ESBIntegrationUITest;

public class ESBLoginTestCase extends ESBIntegrationUITest {
    private WebDriver driver;

    @BeforeClass(alwaysRun = true)
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        super.init();
        driver = BrowserManager.getWebDriver();
        driver.get(getLoginURL());
    }

    @Test(groups = "wso2.am", description = "verify login to ESB Server")
    public void testLogin() throws Exception {
//        boolean isCloud = isRunningOnCloud();
        LoginPage test = new LoginPage(driver);
        HomePage home = test.loginAs(userInfo.getUserName(), userInfo.getPassword());
        home.logout();
        driver.close();
    }

    @AfterClass(alwaysRun = true)
    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
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Michelle F. Weinberger
Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Organized topically not chronologically. See vita for chronology.
on Symbolic Boundary Work
Via experiential consumption
Consuming for an Imagined Future: Middle Class Consumer Lifestyle and Exploratory Experiences in the Transition to Adulthood
Weinberger, Michelle F., Jane Zavisca and Jennifer M. Silva (2017), Journal of Consumer Research, 44 (2), 332–360.
This study examines middle-class consumption and lifestyle during the transition to adulthood in the United States. Based on analysis of qualitative data from interviews with emerging adults between adolescence and settled adulthood, we argue that middle-class emerging adulthood is marked by a focus on exploratory experience consumption: the consumption of novel experiences with cultural capital potential. This tacit, embodied orientation is rooted in a habitus developed during entitled childhoods but is also shaped by an anticipated shortage of opportunities for exploration after they marry and have children. Accordingly, middle-class emerging adults voraciously consume exploratory experiences now in the present with their imagined future selves in mind. The class basis for this orientation is examined through our analysis of interviews with working-class emerging adults whose lifestyles are focused not on experiential consumption but on a desire for the familiar, a fear of the unknown, and a longing for stability. The discussion focuses on how the middle-class consumer orientation toward exploratory experiences reinforces class (dis)advantage, life trajectories, and inequality.
– Winner: 2019 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, American Sociological Association, Consumers & Consumption Section
Via consumption rituals and gift giving
Intracommunity Gifting at the Intersection of Contemporary Moral & Market Economies
Weinberger, Michelle F. and Melanie Wallendorf (2012), Journal of Consumer Research, 39 (1), 74-92.
Consumer research on gifting has primarily focused on the interpersonal meanings and behavior patterns associated with dyadic gifts that are specifically given from one individual to another and in which the central goal is interpersonal relationship maintenance. Yet we find another type of gifting when community members in one social position give to community members in another position in which the central goal is intracommunity, rather than interpersonal, relationship work. This ethnographic research details the ritual practices, structural components, and meanings associated with intracommunity gifts employing the empirical context of the post-Katrina New Orleans' community celebration of Mardi Gras. Through this context, we detail how intracommunity gifting gives prominence to the logics of the moral economy while still drawing from those of the market economy. Beyond this context, we use our conclusions about the intersection of the market and moral economies to understand contemporary ambivalence to corporate sponsorships of local community events.
– Co-winner of Sidney J. Levy Award, research from a doctoral dissertation.
– Featured and reprinted in Thompson, Craig (2013) "The Politics of Consumer Identity Work," Journal of Consumer Research, Research Curation.
– Featured and reprinted in Grayson, Kent (2014) "Morality and the Marketplace," Journal of Consumer Research, Research Curation.
Dominant Consumption Rituals and Intragroup Boundary Work: How Non-Celebrants Manage Conflicting Relational and Identity Goals through Consumption
Weinberger, Michelle F. (2015), Journal of Consumer Research, 42(3), 378-400.
Through collective engagement in consumption rituals, group members reinforce intragroup relationships and the boundaries of the group. Yet, paradoxically, as intragroup diversity increases, dominant rituals deployed for this relational work can run counter to the ideologically rooted identities of some members. Using a sociological lens, this article focuses on the complexities of not celebrating a dominant collective consumption ritual by focusing on people who do not celebrate Christmas in America. The qualitative data analysis finds that non-celebrants use a set of ritual strategies that are grounded in their conflicting goals of protecting their ideologically rooted identities but also doing relational work with celebrators. It shows how non-celebrants deploy consumptive elements of the dominant ritual as symbolic resources to enact each strategy, foregrounding or backgrounding the symbolic boundary between themselves and celebrators. Beyond the context, contributions to the study of symbolic boundaries, identity politics, and collective consumption rituals are discussed.
Gifts: intertwining market and moral economies and the rise of store bought gifts
Weinberger, Michelle F., (2017), Consumption, Markets, Culture, 20(3), 245-57.
Gifts are a major part of both economic and social life. This intertwined relationship between the market and moral economies has long been unsettling to those concerned about rationalized marketplace meanings contaminating and eroding the sacred social role of gift giving. Consumer researchers have analysed the important relationship work done through gift giving in the moral economy and the ways that the marketplace facilitates such work (or not). However, little has explored when, how, and why a store bought gift, rather than a homemade one, actually became acceptable. This paper uses three case studies from the early to mid-1800s to trace the rise of the store bought gift in the American marketplace. It highlights how the sociocultural context, marketing innovations, retailers, and meanings surrounding gifting all helped to ensconce gift giving as both a central component in the contemporary marketplace and a tool for symbolic communication in social life.
Consumer Ethnicity Three Decades After: A TCR agenda
Visconti, L., A. Jafari, W. Batat, A. Broeckerhoff, A. Özhan Dedeoglu, C. Demangeot, E. Kipnis, A. Lindridge, L. Peñaloza, C. Pullig, F. Regany, E. Ustundagli, and M. F. Weinberger (2014), Journal of Marketing Management.
Research into consumer ethnicity is a vital discipline that has substantially evolved in the past three decades. This conceptual article critically reviews its immense literature and examines the extent to which it has provided extensive contributions not only for the understanding of ethnicity in the marketplace but also for personal/collective well-being. We identify two gaps accounting for scant transformative contributions. First, today social transformations and conceptual sophistications require a revised vocabulary to provide adequate interpretive lenses. Second, extant work has mostly addressed the subjective level of ethnic identity projects but left untended the meso/macro forces affecting ethnicity (de)construction and personal/collective well-being. Our contribution stems from filling both gaps and providing a theory of ethnicity (de)construction that includes migrants as well as non-migrants.
on Marketing Communications and Meaning Making
Advertising and Promotional Effects on Consumer Service Firm Sales
Spotts, Harlan, Marc G. Weinberger, Michelle F. Weinberger, (2019), Journal of Advertising Research, forthcoming.
This study focuses on the effects of different marketing-communications tools on company performance, namely how advertising-execution quality, media spending, and sales promotions differentially influence changes in sales revenue. The analysis employs five years of aggregated monthly data on nine leading brands in a consumer-services sector, quick-serve restaurants, an often-overlooked area with high marketing-communications expenditures. The findings illustrate that advertising spending and then execution quality mattered most for changes in sales revenue. Internet advertising had no effect for most companies, and sales promotions either were not significant or were related negatively to changes in sales.
Publicity and Advertising: What Matter Most for Sales?
Spotts, Harlan, Marc G. Weinberger, and Michelle F. Weinberger, (2014), European Journal of Marketing, 48 (11/12).
The study examines the relationship between existing corporate reputation, publicity, advertising activity, and sales levels for major multi-national companies in the technology products sector. It finds that positive publicity is most important in distinguishing between firms with higher and lower sales. The effects of negative publicity and advertising are dependent on a firm's existing reputation. For companies with weaker reputations, positive publicity in tandem with B2C advertising is most highly associated with higher company sales. Conversely, for firms with stronger existing reputations, advertising has a significantly diminished role; positive and even negative publicity are most crucial in distinguishing between companies with high and low sales. Negative publicity can be harmful to these firms though if it is not balanced by more positive publicity. Finally, the topic of news coverage is related to sales. Generally, stories that are positive reporting on Business Outcomes, Leadership & Business Future, and Marketing Practices are most important in discriminating between firms with stronger vs. weaker sales. The findings have implications for how researchers and practitioners understand how stakeholders process different forms of marketing communications and the effects of such communications.
– Winner Outstanding Paper of 2014 Award, European Journal of Marketing.
– Version printed in AdMap / WARC Industry Magazine: "Integrate PR and Advertising to Boost Sales," pages 14-6, March 2015.
How Publicity and Advertising Spending Affect Marketing and Company Performance
Spotts, Harlan, Marc G. Weinberger, and Michelle F. Weinberger, (2015) Journal of Advertising Research.
This study brings together five sets of industry data to develop a better understanding of the relative effects of specific marketing communications on a chain of "marketing productivity measures," metrics that evaluate the influence of marketing at consumer, market, financial, and firm levels. The results reveal that publicity and advertising do have unique and different relative effects on the chain of marketing productivity. Further, publicity has a stronger relative importance compared with advertising for several indicators, a finding that has implications for the current marketing communications environment that is increasingly saturated with publicity from a variety of sources.
The results help researchers and practitioners understand the differential effects of marketing communications on a range of metrics important to organizations.
Looking in Through Outdoor: A Socio-Cultural and Historical Perspective on the Evolution of Advertising Humour
Weinberger, Marc G., Charles Gulas, Michelle F. Weinberger, (2015), International Journal of Advertising, 34(3), 447-472.
This study examines the evolving acceptance and use of humour in advertising over the past century. Sociologists point to humour as an expression of the macro-societal mood. Consistent with this thesis, we analyse two data sets of outdoor advertisements that span over 100 years. We use a socio-cultural and historical perspective to understand the underlying drivers and changes in humour use at both the macro-cultural level and at the micro-industry level in the US. The results reveal the contextual interplay that led to changes in the acceptance of humorous advertisements as well as the evolution of humour styles and elements.
The Role of Culture in Advertising Humor
Weinberger, Marc G., Charles Gulas, and Michelle F. Weinberger (2012), in Wells, Victoria and Gordon Foxall (ed.), Handbook of New Developments in Consumer Behaviour, 83-120
Humor has been studied by linguists, philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, and advertising researchers and its use in advertising dates back to the very roots of the field. English pub signs dating to the 1500s used incongruity. Puns appeared in print advertising by the 1700s. With the advent of radio advertising in the 1920s and television in the 1950s the acceptance and use of humor became widespread. Virtually all cultures make some use of humor in advertising; however its usage often differs between countries and sub-cultural groups. Paradoxically, while found in every culture, humor is specific to time and context. As a result, the amount and nature of successful humor attempts might also undergo changes based on changing contextual meanings. The focus of this chapter is not only on how contextualized cultural meanings shape perceptions of humor in advertising but also how humorous advertisements reflect and potentially influence cultural norms.


#TGIF! The following is news you can use. The Ladies Village Improvement Society, which runs the see-or-be-seen thrift shop in this lovely building (pictured above) in East Hampton, is currently holding its Annual Dollar Sale. That's right. Fancy designer clothes once worn by rich people can be yours, for $1! Oh January, you glorious b*tch. (Bias alert: The Hampton Bee is now the proud owner of a super-cute Norma Kamali sweater for $1.) The sale runs today and tomorrow; after that, LVIS is closed until March. Go now. Go immediately now.
What else do you have to do on a Thursday night?
The East Hampton Chamber of Commerce, now under the direction of Steven "Magic Steve" Ringel, will be throwing its first mixer of the year, at Cittanuova restaurant next Thursday, Feb. 2, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Prospective members welcome. We've attended these mixers in the past, and we've previously noted that a lot of scotch is involved. Hopefully that has not changed. But Ringel and his new board, including President Steve Haweeli of WordHampton PR, claim to be breathing new life into the organization. There are rumors of a springtime street fair on Newtown Lane, and a summertime jazz festival (!). See: East Hampton is just as cool as Sag Harbor, people.
The organizers of the Hampton Classic, the end-of-summer equestrian event where it's a tie between who's more beautiful, the people or the horses, is seeking submissions for its 2017 poster. Artists, you might want to "jump" on this opportunity. Heh heh. Send a jpeg by March 1.
Is it just us, or is it more crowded in January?
It's not just us. The New York Post has determined that city folk are spending more time in the Hamptons in the off-season. "This is winter in the Hamptons and, perhaps not surprisingly, it's starting to grow in popularity," according to this article. Damn.
Laura Euler, the witty editrix at Curbed Hamptons, has left Vox to start up a rival real estate blog at Dan's Papers. We wish her continued success.
Ferguson Cohen, the law firm in Greenwich, Conn., that specializes in estate planning (or as we like to call it, legal tax evasion) has opened up a new office at 66 Newtown Lane in East Hampton.
Nick & Toni's restaurant in East Hampton has bid adieu to its offshoot near Lincoln Center. "We would like to say goodbye to our sister restaurant Nick & Toni's Cafe," the eatery said on Facebook. "We'll miss you but the memories will last a lifetime." By the way, Nick & Toni's in East Hampton is open for Valentine's Day, if you're in planning mode.
"Hello Lavender….looking forward to seeing you again!" — Balsam Farms, the CSA produce stand in Amangansett, clearly dreaming of warmer days in this Facebook photo.
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A Cold Coffin (John Coffin Mystery, Book 32) by Gwendoline Butler
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The invention of a pile of little one skulls and a grisly triple homicide are only the beginning of leader Commander Coffin's concerns during this gripping crime novel from probably the most universally favorite English secret writers. London's moment urban has been the scene of many a terrifying crime, however the discovery of a pile of little one skulls unearthed close to police headquarters is very scary. one other significant fear for John Coffin, leader Commander, is a triple homicide on his patch, that of a midwife and her daughters. the most obvious suspect is her son, Black Jack Jackson, a neighborhood villain, yet either Coffin and DI Phoebe Astley are reluctant to simply accept his guilt. additional murders upload renewed urgency to either investigations: one in all a physician, found in a medical institution laboratory surrounded by way of grisly trophies, may well good be hooked up to the disinterring of the children's skulls; the opposite, of a infamous moment urban legal, with the brutal midwife killings. Coffin is ready to take all this in his stride, despite the fact that, until eventually the transforming into violence comes toward domestic – at once threatening the protection of his spouse, the actress Stella Pinero.
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Kotor Old Town
Kotor: Small Group 1-Hour Walking Tour of Old Town
Witness the beautiful palaces and squares of the old town of Kotor and feel the spirit of the medieval times, passing through the narrow streets of the fortified labyrinth protected by UNESCO.
Visit Armory Square with clock tower
Discover Flour Square (old trading square where you will find Buca and Pima Palaces)
Enjoy the view in front of Cathedral of Saint Tryphon (1166)
Walk to the orthodox churches square (St. Luke and St. Nicholas)
Start this tour from the main gate (also known as 'the Sea Gate'), where you will find yourself at the Square of Arms, the main town square. From there, enjoy a view of the four centuries old town clock tower. In front of the clock tower, there is a medieval pillory where verdicts used to be read and prisoners used to be brought.
Then proceed to the Bizanti family palace, which dates back to the 14th-century, and along the way, you will pass Beskuća Palace with its Gothic portal. Then proceed to Flour Square where you will see Pima and Buća Palaces.
Cathedral of Saint Tryphon is the biggest attraction, with its construction being set between 1124 and 1166. The other notable religious sights are the Church of St. Luke (built in 1195 on the model of similar churches in medieval Serbia) and St. Nicholas Church (built on the site where there used to be the Dominican monastery of St. Nicholas built in 1540).
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Report: Matt Nagy has been told he won't return as Bears head coach
Alyssa Barbieri
Heading into the final game of the Chicago Bears' 2021 season, the expectation is that head coach Matt Nagy will be fired. That much we've known for awhile.
Nagy's failures as an offensive guru, his handling of rookie quarterback Justin Fields and his team's overall disappointing 2021 season have made it an easy decision for the Bears.
According to Boomer Esiason, Nagy has been informed that he won't return as Bears head coach next season. Which means Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings will be his last on the Chicago sidelines.
Nagy will finish his career with a winning record — which currently sits at 34-32. But 12 of those wins came in 2018, and Chicago has failed to win more than eight games in the three seasons since. The Bears have also lost both of their playoff appearances.
Nagy's impending firing isn't much of a surprise or concern at this point. The bigger concern is what the Bears decide to do with general manager Ryan Pace, who should be accountable for his part in Chicago's failures.
There has been a report that the Bears have done homework on potential GM replacements. Recently, it was reported that Pace is likely remaining with the organization. Whether that's as GM remains to be seen.
Bears fans react to report that Jim Harbaugh is considering return to NFL


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Bry Postpones Tour Due to Health Reasons
By Joanna Turner
The tour was meant to take place in late October across the UK.
It has been announced on Twitter that Bry has been forced to postpone his upcoming UK tour due to health reasons.
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Due to serious health problems, Bry has been forced to postpone his UK tour. We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience caused. All tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase. While he can't commit to rescheduled dates right now, Bry hopes to see everyone soon pic.twitter.com/ydl9zwSm1m
— BRY (@BryOnTour) October 17, 2018
The tour, which was going to be Bry's last, was meant to be taking place between 20 October – 25 October across the UK.
A tweet published on Twitter said all tickets will be "refunded at the point of purchase".
The post also went on to add that while Bry is currently unable to commit to rescheduled dates, the artist has said he "hopes to see everyone soon".
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Divided into 3 volumes, Insanium shares some events of the life of two young brothers, Eric and Adam Madson. In Zombie (vol 01), on their way to their friend's house, they walk in the forest when they find a dead body which appears to be a Zombie. In Whispers (vol 02), Adam is alone at home, but the noises and whispers coming from the dark room upstairs tell him that the house may not be empty after all. In Awoken (vol 03) Eric wakes up in the middle of the night, on Christmas Eve, and faces a monster who enters his room carrying his mother's corpse.
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Victory (в превод "Победа") е единадесетият студиен албум на Модърн Токинг, който излиза на 18 март 2002 година.

Това е много различен като звучене албум от всички предишни. Характерното за него е твърдото звучение в съчетание между евроденс и поп рок. Албумът е харесан много от тийнейджърите и достига първо място в класацията. От него излиза сингълът Ready for victory, с който е открита немската Евровизия 2002. Сингълът попада в Топ 7. Албумът става платинен и е един от най-успешните в историята на групата. Вторият сингъл Juliet е с типичното диско звучене от 70-те години и въпреки това попада в Топ 25. В него са включени баладата Don't Make Me Blue, и песните When The Sky Rained Fire, 10 Seconds To Countdown – която първоначално е замислена да излезе като сингъл и Love To Love You – написана от Томас Андерс. В противовес на всички останали песни е парчето Mrs. Robota – което звучи меко и е в типичен стил евродиско от 80-те.

Списък на песните
 "Ready For The Victory" – 3:31
 "I'm Gonna Be Strong" – 3:30
 "Don't Make Me Blue" – 3:52
 "Juliet" – 3:37
 "Higher Than Heaven" – 3:33
 "You're Not Lisa" – 3:05
 "When The Sky Rained Fire" – 3:41
 "Summer In December" – 3:36
 "10 Seconds To Countdown" – 3:20
 "Love To Love You" – 3:29
 "Blue Eyed Coloured Girl" – 4:13
 "We Are The Children Of The World" – 3:16
 "Mrs. Robota" – 3:27
 "If I..." – 4:50
 "Who Will Love You Like I Do" – 4:01

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Celebrity Personal Injury Lawsuit
Personal Injury Lawsuit | 6 Infamous Celebrity Personal Injury Lawsuits
Celebrity Personal Injury Lawsuit 1 | Dr Phil
Famous television self-help guru Dr. Phil was involved in a personal injury case in 2009 after his unrestrained dog bit a family friend on his property. Janet Harris alleges she got an infectious disease after Dr. Phil's dog allegedly bit her. Harris is a skin-care specialist who has been a frequent guest on his show and, according to her lawsuit, was close friends with Dr. Phil's wife, Robin McGraw. Harris is claiming that after Dr. Phil's Korean Jindo, Maggie, bit her, instead of taking Harris to a hospital, to avoid publicity, he procured antibiotics via a friend who was a nurse. Harris is alleging that the improper treatment led to her infection and caused tremors in her right hand, and permanent hearing loss. Dr. Phil's attorneys are asking the lawsuit be dismissed because Harris had signed an arbitration agreement and she has no case.
Celebrity Personal Injury Lawsuit 2 | Britney Spears
A backup dancer who worked with Britney Spears is allegedly suing the pop singer for battery and negligence after a broken nose. The backup dancer alleges that the pop princess injured her nose during rehearsal for a music video shoot last August and failed to pay her doctor bills as promised. The suit alleges that Spears showed up "in a disheveled and confused state" and struggled to nail even simple dance moves, the battery and negligence suit alleges. Instead — when she twirled, "unbalanced," with hands and arms extended — Spears allegedly nailed Noel in the face. A cracking sound was heard around the room, the suit claims, but all the singer did before getting right back to rehearsal was say, "I'm sorry." "She's been very patient and I don't understand why they wouldn't just do the right thing" said the Philadelphia dancer's attorney. The suit is still pending.
Celebrity Personal Injury Lawsuit 3 | Brett Michaels
Bret Michaels filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against the network and the Tony Awards, stemming from his on-stage injury during a Rock of Ages-inspired performance at the 2009 Tony Awards. In the suit, Michaels claims he asked producers whether there were any instructions as to where he should stand on the stage during his performance, but was only told to "simply exit the stage from the rear." After singing "Nothin' But a Good Time" — one of the songs used in Broadway's Rock of Ages — the Poison rocker was hit by a piece of stage scenery. In the suit, Michaels, who is seeking unspecified damages, also claims the producers faulted him for the mix-up, telling press that he had "missed his mark." The suit also connects the Tony's injury with Michaels' subarachnoid hemorrhage, which proved to be nearly fatal for the musician. The lawsuit did reach a settlement.
Celebrity Personal Injury Lawsuit 4 | "Girl Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis
"Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis took on hotel magnate Steve Wynn in court. The short version of the story is this: Francis ran up a $2 million gambling debt at Wynn's casino, then publicly claimed that Wynn cheats his customers and threatened to kill him when he didn't pay it back. Wynn sued, and won a 40 million dollar lawsuit for defamation. It was lowered on appeal, but Francis is still fighting the rest in court.
Celebrity Personal Injury Lawsuit 5 | John Edwards
In one of Edwards' most famous cases, he won millions of dollars for the family of a nine-year-old girl whose internal organs had been sucked out of her by an un-shielded swimming pool drain. Sta-Rite protested that an additional warning would have made no difference because the pool owners already knew the importance of keeping the cover secured. The jury awarded the family $25 million, the largest personal injury product liability award in North Carolina history. The company settled for the $25 million while the jury was deliberating additional punitive damages, rather than risk losing an appeal.
Celebrity Personal Injury Lawsuit 6 | The Hulk's Son
Hulk Hogan is being sued by the man who was critically injured in a car crash involving the wrestler's son. The lawsuit says he and his estranged wife, Linda, are liable as the parents of 17-year-old Nick Bollea. John Graziano was a passenger in Nick Bollea's car when Nick Bollea lost control of his Toyota Supra near downtown Clearwater, crashing into a palm tree. Graziano, an Iraq War veteran, was hospitalized for two years at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa. He was discharged in September and remains in a minimally conscious state. Nick Bollea pleaded no contest to reckless driving and spent more than five months in jail. Hulk Hogan eventually settled the lawsuit with the family of John Graziano.


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Blazing Saddles at 45: It Couldn't be Made Today, but it Needs to be Seen by Everyone
Friends of Padre Steve's World,
Last Thursday, the 7th of February, was the 45th anniversary of an iconic film that even today challenges Americans about the evils of racism and prejudice. Since I was pretty much out of it following my surgery I didn't write about Blazing Saddles was shocking in its humor which exposed the racism, sexism, and even the anti-gay prejudices that were common in the era. The use of racial invective and slurs by various characters is so shocking now that people who didn't live during those times cannot understand the real intent of the film.
Mel Brooks used the parody of the classic America Western Film to confront very real prejudices that ran rampant at the time, and still do, though most people are a bit more careful to disguise their public language and camouflage their prejudices without ever really given them up. In fact the language and terms used by Brooks and his co-writer, the late Richard Pryor are off limits in much of film. I remember showing the DVD to our younger enslisted personnel in Iraq and they were shocked. I had to explain how prevalent open racism was back when the film was released, and what Brooks's intentions were. He used the humor of the film to bring to the surface the prejudices of many people, including many who later became his fans.
What is really hard for me to believe is that this masterpiece is unknown to many people. The fact that I lied about my age to get a ticket to see the movie when it came out, it was rated R and I had not yet turned 14, and that it remains one of my favorite films of all time, and not just mine, the film was nominated for 3 Academy Awards and is ranked number 6 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years… 100 Laughs list.
The fact is that Blazing Saddles probably couldn't be made today because of hyper-politcially correct era. Anyone who knows me knows that I am exceptionally wary of ever using racial stereotypes or slurs and have enough empathy and concern for the sensibilities of people who have suffered through racial, ethnic, or religious persecution and prejudice not to want to see them used for cheap laughs. That being said, in certain times where racial prejudice is being driven from the top down, where the President of the United States can get elected by eliciting racism, sometimes it is appropriate to stick a finger in their eye through the use of comedy. Brook's used that to drive home to people who otherwise wouldn't recognize just how deeply racism and racist tropes are past f our society even today.
I think for me one of the most poingent moments in Blazing Saddles is in a scene where Chinese, African American, and Irish Railroad workers come to help the Balck Sheriff Bart, played by Cleavon Little and the self-described White God Fearing Citizens Of Rock Ridge save the town. All that was asked was that they would be able to live there. The late great actor David Huddleston, who played one of the town council members said:
"All right… we'll give some land to the niggers and the chinks. But we don't want the Irish!"
When they all threaten to leave he changes his toon and says:
"Aw, prairie shit… Everybody!"
The thing is that in those days the Irish were still a despised minority, even though they were white. I am about half Irish by my DNA, and I remember how upset my mom got when she heard that line. It offended her, but I think that such comedic barbs are helpful to all of us if they make us more sensitive to others and aware of our own racial, ethnic, religious, or social prejudices.
Besides the camp fire fart scene my friends, that is the continuing value of Blazing Saddles.
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What follows are highlights of the Safety-enhanced Design (a.k.a. usability) section of the ONC 2015 certification edition. (The complete text appears on page 243 to 251 of the following document: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/10/16/2015-25597/2015-edit... )
2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criterion § 170.315(g)(3) (Safety-enhanced design)
For the 2015 Edition the following items need to be evaluated for usability:
Section 170.315(a)(1) Computerized provider order entry – medications
Section 170.315(a)(2) Computerized provider order entry – laboratory
Section 170.315(a)(3) Computerized provider order entry – diagnostic imaging
Section 170.315(a)(4) Drug-drug, drug-allergy interaction checks
Section 170.315(a)(5) Demographics (New)
Section 170.315(a)(6) Problem list (New)
Section 170.315(a)(7) Medication list
Section 170.315(a)(8) Medication allergy list
Section 170.315(a)(9) Clinical decision support
Section 170.315(a)(14) Implantable device list (New)
Section 170.315(b)(2) Clinical information reconciliation and incorporation
Section 170.315(b)(3) Electronic prescribing
ONC proposed to include seventeen (17) certification criteria (seven new), but in the final rule they have made 12 (twelve) be the final number of criteria. This is a 50 percent increase from the 8 (Eight) that was required for the 2014 certification edition (for Meaningful Use Stage 2.)
The Usability People conduct and report summative usability evaluations using the NISTIR 7742 Customized Common Industry Format Template for EHR Usability Testing—suitable for satisfying the Safety-enhanced Design criteria portion of your 2015 Edition Certification.
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NISTIR 7742 Submission Requirements, New Requirements and Compliance Guidance
ONC now requires that Health IT developers include the specific information from the NISTIR 7742 "Customized Common Industry Format Template for Electronic Health Record Usability Testing. All of the data elements described in NISTIR 7742 and every section must be completed, including "major findings" and "areas for improvement." ONC identified the requirements for the submission of the demographic characteristics of test participants. These test participant characteristics must reflect the audience of current and future users of the EHR.
In accordance with NISTIR 7804, ONC requires that the test scenarios be based upon an analysis of critical use risks for patient safety, which can be mitigated or eliminated by improvements to the user interface design.
Health IT developers must now select an industry standard User-Centered design process because compliance with this certification criterion requires submission of the name, description, and citation (URL and/or publication citation) of the process that was selected. Examples of method(s) that could be employed for UCD, including ISO 9241-11, ISO 13407, ISO 16982, ISO/IEC 62366, ISO 9241-210 and NISTIR 7741.
In the event that a health IT developer selects a UCD process that was not an industry standard (i.e., not developed by a voluntary consensus standards organization), but is based on one or more industry standard processes, the developer may name the process(es) and provide an outline of the process in addition to a short description as well as an explanation of the reason(s) why use of any of the existing UCD standards was impractical.
ONC will now also permit the submission of an alternative acceptable user satisfaction measure such as the (Single Ease-of-use Question, System Usability Scale, or Software Usability Measurement Inventory) to meet the requirements of this criterion. Stated another way, a health IT developer could meet the proposed NIST 7742 based approach for user satisfaction or provide documentation of an alternative acceptable user satisfaction measure.
Number of Test Participants
ONC has adopted a provision as part of this criterion that requires 10 participants per criterion/capability as a mandatory minimum for the purposes of testing and certification. ONC suggests that this number will balance any potential burden for health IT developers, including small developers.
However, they strongly encourage health IT developers to exceed the mandatory minimum in an effort to identify and resolve more problems.
Formative vs. Summative testing
ONC considered whether a standardized report of formative testing could be submitted as an alternative to the criteria for which summative testing would be required, if formative testing reflected a thorough process that has tested and improved the usability of a product. Ultimately ONC agreed with commenters that contend that formative testing should not be a substitute for summative testing for the purposes of this criterion.
Retesting and Certification
ONC-ACB determinations related to the ongoing applicability of the SED certification criterion to certified health IT for the purposes of inherited certified status (§ 170.550(h)), adaptations and other updates would be based on the extent of changes to user-interface aspects of one or more capabilities to which UCD had previously been applied.
In other words if you make a significant change to the user interface of your EHR, you may have to re-certify for Safety-enhanced Design
2015 Edition Final Rule (pre-publication version): https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/10/16/2015-25597/2015-edit... Note:
The 2015 Edition final rule provisions become effective on January 14, 2016, except for § 170.523(m) (adaptations/updates reporting) and (n) (complaints reporting), which are effective on April 1, 2016.
There is no comment period for this final rule.
For more information and guidance on the 2015 Edition Final Rule, please visit: https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/2015-edition-fi... ONC has also included an Accessibility requirement in the 2015 Edition Certification. ONC Regulations: https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/health-it-regul...
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